http://www.newstin.com/us/THOMSON Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57517985 LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Leading shares were higher midmorning as oil shares made further gains on a higher crude price, British Airways (LSE: BAY.L - news) rose on paying a dividend British Energy Group was up on bid talk. At 10:04 a.m., the FTSE 100 index was 73 points higher at 6,324.8,... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:29:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57517985 2008-05-16T09:29:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57515521 MANILA (Thomson Financial) - Asian stocks turned mixed in cautious trade on Friday, with the Nikkei slipping into negative territory after advancing earlier on stronger-than-expected economic growth in Japan, while BHP Billiton's record-breaking rally lifted the Sydney market amid speculation... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:25:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57515521 2008-05-16T09:25:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57511257 HONG KONG (Thomson Financial) - Hong Kong shares closed higher Friday led by large caps like Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd. and PetroChina Co Ltd. on hopes of upbeat earnings despite the global economic uncertainty. Cheung Kong gained after Citigroup raised its target price for the stock and as it... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:03:14 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57511257 2008-05-16T09:03:14Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57486696 SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7 percent to 12,992.66 after the Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported that regional manufacturing activity in the United States was contracting at a much slower pace in May compared to April. Recent data from the... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:43:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57486696 2008-05-16T05:43:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57511117 MANILA (Thomson Financial) - Philippine banks' non-performing loans ratio was barely changed at 4.70 percent in February compared to 4.67 percent in January, but was lower than the year-earlier level of 5.53 percent, the central bank said on Friday. Total NPLs rose to 97.82 billion pesos ($2.3... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:02:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57511117 2008-05-16T09:02:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57504643 ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Market data at 9:40 am: Major Indices: Swiss Market Index 7690.3 points, up 6.87 Swiss Performance Index 6459.49 points, up 10.9 Major gainers: -Nobel Biocare, up 0.52 Swiss francs or 1.3 percent at 40.62 -Holcim, up 1.40 Swiss francs or 1.4 percent at 120.70 -Adecco,... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:18:33 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57504643 2008-05-16T08:18:33Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57515576 HONG KONG (Thomson Financial) - Hong Kong's gross domestic product grew at faster-than-expected pace as low unemployment and robust domestic consumption shored up the economy. GDP rose 7.1 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, better than the 6.0 percent forecast of economists polled... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:25:55 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57515576 2008-05-16T09:25:55Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57489190 JAKARTA (Thomson Financial) - Indonesian shares closed the morning session higher on Friday, led by miners and plantation stocks, with sentiment supported by Wall Street's advance overnight on better-than-expected economic data and a pullback in oil prices. Investors also snapped up select stocks... Fri, 16 May 2008 06:09:39 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57489190 2008-05-16T06:09:39Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57507756 SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - South Korean shares closed higher for the fourth consecutive session on Friday, lifting the KOSPI index to its best level this year, on foreign buying. 'The market has been running up so fast, (we are ) now looking to 1,900 points and beyond,' said Kim Ki-bong, a fund... Fri, 16 May 2008 08:39:53 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57507756 2008-05-16T08:39:53Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57491467 HONG KONG (Thomson Financial) - Cheung Kong gained after Citigroup raised its target price and the stock remained on the 'buy' list of several brokers, while PetroChina advanced on reports the Chinese government plans to relax rules over the collection of windfall taxes. Asia's largest oil... Fri, 16 May 2008 06:33:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57491467 2008-05-16T06:33:58Z